David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.

25 May 2018

Some people say little girls should be seen and not heardBut I say... 1 2 3 4Oh Bondage! Up yours!Bind me tie meChain me to the wall I wanna be a slaveTo you allOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no moreOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no moreChain-store chain-smokeI consume you allChain-gang chain-mailI don't think at allOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no moreOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no moreThrash me crash meBeat me till I fallI wanna be a victimFor you allOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no moreOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no more

16 May 2018

Dick Grayson :Gosh, Bruce, Greek is still Greek to me. Aunt Harriet Cooper : It's Greek to a lot of Greeks too. Heh. It's one of the world's oldest, most important, most beautiful languages. Dick Grayson :It may be, Aunt Harriet but can't we take a breather and work out in the gym for a while? Aunt Harriet Cooper :But the mind needs exercise too, Dick. Dick Grayson : Well, my mind is getting muscle-bound.

Alfred the Butler : It's the Batphone, sir. Bruce Wayne :Hm? Yes. It just occurred to me, Dick. Commissioner Gordon is a Greek scholar of note. He may be able to tell us more than books and blackboards. Dick Grayson : I'd like to talk to him. Bruce Wayne : Excuse us, Aunt Harriet.

Scene 2 : Dick Does His Homework

FIAPCE

detail A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/ someone looks at something... LOGOS/HA HA

15 May 2018

Five decades deep, The Field was staged at the new National Gallery of Victoria flagship in St Kilda Road, Melbourne.

In conversation, Eric Westbrook, Royston Harpur, Roy Grounds

on the set of Theatre of the Actors of Regard - The Field, 1968.

Photograph by George Mehes / National Gallery of Victoria

Now, the pilgrim and tourist TARists would return.

Full fathom five thy father lies;Of his bones are coral made;Those are pearls that were his eyes:Nothing of him that doth fade,But doth suffer a sea-changeInto something rich and strange.Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell: Ding-dong.Hark! now I hear them,- ding-dong, bell.

09 May 2018

Advance release from the author of The Plains, present resident of Goroke.A selection of tracks from the forthcoming album 'Words In Order' by Gerald Murnane - available June 14, 2018 (preorders shortly)

NGV WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL SEMINAR 2018 INFLUENCERS :

THE PEOPLE CHANGING THE WAY WE SEE ARTWITH HOST ALI MOORE

Every year, the NGV Women’s Association Seminar focuses on a collection area of the NGV. In 2018, Australian journalist and broadcaster Ali Moore will lead a panel of Australia’s most influential art leaders as they discuss the changing ways we see art, both what we view and how we see it. This event will allow you to hear insights into the often provocative and always stimulating Australian art scene. Join Ali and this dynamic group of influencers from the art world for an illuminating morning.